any tax extensions. just generally a rejectionist posture. but hey, that s part of the process. part of the game. reporter: republicans say california must tighten the belt. this time i think it s the democrats i only have one plan and that s it. either you, californians, you come up with $50 million in the next few years and we are going to spend it all in a 27% increase over the next three years, but that s and we re saying no. we are not going to spend any more money, not going to raise taxes anymore. reporter: what the republicans want, spending caps and pension reform on the table. right here in san raphael, for instance, half, half of the entire budget for the city of san rafael goes to pensions. it s too high for californians and i think they have drawn the line in the sand as far as if we can t get the at least a spending cap, there is no movement at least from the republican side. we have all the we are ready to go, as ready last night, we felt we wer
so it s nervous because who knows our business noticing that we re just girls. this is kind of scary that you could just run into it just in the middle of broad daylight. it s bold. reporter: police say the man depicted in the sketch is african-american in his mid-30s between 5 8 and 5 9 , weighs about 200 pounds. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. as for bevmo, we contacted the corporate office in concord for comment and received no reply. thank you, mark sayre live in san jose. a man known as king of crime and a cold-blooded killer on the run for 16 years, the law finally caught up with james whitey bulger. agents arrested him late last night during a raid in southern california. kendis gibson in los angeles with more. reporter: and allen, whitey appeared here at the federal courthouse this afternoon behind me earlier this afternoon and is expected to be extradited back to boston within the next couple of days.
let s speed it up. hey, we have some great weather coming our way. we have patchy fog coming our way very similar to yesterday. starting out with patchy fog ending with mostly sunny skies. 70s and 80s inland today, 60s inside the bay. and out at the coastline some 50s and low 60s. we ll check out that weekend forecast coming right up. right now, how about traffic? well, let s talk about this roadwork that s coming up later on this morning. it s not starting until 9:00 but they started it yesterday. i want to let you know, once again westbound and eastbound highway 4 for much of the day they are doing the striping work between san pablo avenue and highway 242 so expect delays for that. bay bridge looks great so far this morning. critical mass though later on this evening so watch out for that for your evening commute home. plan ahead. good idea. 4:31. racial tensions flaring up over the arrest of the man for his baggy pants at sfo. anne makovec is in san francisco wh
past several days the westbound commuters are finding that a slowdown as longer than normal. will lead to midmorning and dan kerman is live at the bay bridge toll plaza to explain what is going on and when this problem will be fixed. dan kerman? reporter: not that soon, p.m. it is equipment. and- pam it is a piece of equipment that counts each car. that is what is causing the backup is malfunctioning. the westbound is backed up beyond the meter and lights. somebody is messing up! a somebody is screwing up. they should be able to learn how to roll work their own equipment. the with the more money they ask of you, the last services they provide. pam not only are drivers notice and get but a reporter. the san jose, the 101, the northbound of both slow. the biggest issue is that the speed of the metering lights. we will start with the bay bridge. saddam backups again. at the bay bridge toll plaza. with attention satellite backups-sadly. caltran is with the equipment th
today, the bill would allow states to set their own laws, and the feds would be thrown out of the marijuana enforcement game. representative barbara lee of oakland co-signed the bill because she says, quote, i believe it is time to turn the page from this failed drug war. i think that s the wrong way to go about it. reporter: but ron from the peace officers research association of california out of sacramento argues legalizing pot won t help the war on drugs. i don t feel it helps the war on drugs. marijuana is a component of the war on drugs. you have opiate and heroin, you have methamphetamine, you have all these other drugs that are out there. the bay area voted overwhelmingly for prop 19 for legalization, yes. reporter: but still that attempt to legalize marijuana failed last year, and if the federal bill passes, who knows if californians would change their minds. no, because children will be exposed and i wouldn t want my child exposed to anything like that.